EGYPT: MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. Suhail El Obeid, Senior Consultant Africa, Middle East, Iran & Turkey

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1 EGYPT: MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Suhail El Obeid, Senior Consultant Africa, Middle East, Iran & Turkey

2 SWITZERLAND GLOBAL ENTERPRISE - FOCUS ON "EXPORT PROMOTION"

3 We are Private Association SME focussed Official Export promoter International Network Non-Profit Established in '274 Members 80 employees in Switzerland / 85 abroad 3 offices in Switzerland 800 consultingprojects per year Over 200 SME at Swiss Pavilions 2'200 personal meetings with SME per year Appr. 4'500 supported SMEs 2017 On behalf of SECO for Export and Invest Promotion Presence in Swiss Embassies und Consulates 22 Swiss Business Hubs and 5 Trade Points Worldwide Swiss Embassies appr. 300 Experts Strong co-operation with Swiss Chambers of Commerce 3

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7 EGYPT: MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK

8 Egypt at a glance Area: 997'739 km2 (only 5% is cultivated) Population/ growth: 90.2 Mio. (2016) / 1.3 % (2015) Swiss colony in Egypt: (Dec. 2016) Egyptian colony in CH: 2'121 (Dec. 2016) Nominal GDP bln. USD (2016) GDP per capita USD (2016) Real GDP growth 4.3% (2016) Inflation 21.3% (2018) Unemployment rate 11.5% (2018) Language: Arabic Religion: Sunnite muslims, copts Source: SECO report dd

9 Foreign Trade 2016 Import partners (in mio. USD) -> Imports from EGY Export Partners (in mio. USD) -> Export to EGY Total 56' % Total 20' % 1. European Union 18' % 1. European Union 6' % 2. China 4' % 2. UAE 2' % 3. UAE 3' % 3. United States 1' % 4. United States 2' % 4. Saudi Arabia 1' % 5. Saudi Arabia 2' % 5. Switzerland % 6. Russia 2' % 6. Turkey % 7. Turkey 2' % 7. India % 8. Switzerland 2' % 8. Lebanon % 9. India 1' % 9. Canada % 10. Brazil 1' % 10. Jordan % Source: SECO report dd

10 Swiss Exports to Egypt 2017 Nature of goods Value (CHF) Value +/- % 01 - Forestry and agricultural products, fisheries 15'389' Energy source 1'131' Textiles, clothing, shoes 1'379' Paper, articles of paper and and products of the printing industry 797' Leather, rubber, plastics 3'089' Products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry 690'464' Stones and earth 1'030' Metals 13'395' Machines, appliances, electronics 84'113' Vehicles 508' Precision instruments, clocks and watches and jewellery 56'080' Various goods such as music instruments, home furnishings, toys, sports equipment, etc. 1'380' TOTAL 891'778' Source: Swiss Federal Customs Administration (FCA), provisional data Gold, Textile, Food 10

11 FDI Switzerland is the 12th biggest Investor in Egypt 11

12 Indicators and indexes for Egypt International Rankings Switzerland Egypt Global Competitiveness Index (WEF) Global Innovation Index (2017) (INSEAD) Ease of doing Business 2018 (World Bank Report) Corruption Perception Index 2016 (Transparency International) Index of Economic Freedom 2018 (The Heritage Foundation) 5.86 Rank #1 (=) Rank #1 (=) Rank #33 ( 31) 86 Rank #5 ( 6) 81.7 Rank #4 (=) 3.90 Rank #100 ( 115) Rank #106 ( 107) Rank #128 ( 122) 34 Rank #108 ( 88) 53.4 Rank #139 ( 144) 12

13 Regulatory Environment Ease of Doing Business: Source: Doing Business Reports (World Bank Group), S-GE own chart 13 Corporate Design PowerPoint SWITZERLAND GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

14 Regulatory Environment Index of Economic Freedom Comparison with Kenya, Algeria, Nigeria and Morocco (out of 180 nations) 14 Source: The Heritage Foundation

15 Operating Risks Corruption Perception Ranking Source: Euromonitor 15

16 Operating Risks Rule of Law Source: Euromonitor 16

17 Operating Risks Terrorism Egypt faces severe terrorist threats especially from extremist outfits such as Daesh-Sinai Bombing of a Russian Passenger Plane and Mexican Tourists In December 2016, a church close to the Orthodox Cathedral in Abbaseya, Cairo, was attacked in an instance of suicide bombing that killed 29 people Many more things happen Source: Euromonitor 17

18 Operating Risks Transport and Infrastructure Source: ICAO/World Bank/national statistics/irf/international Union of Railways (UIC)/Eurostat 18

19 Communications less than 50% of population have access to internet (2016) The country s National ICT strategy targets coverage of fixed internet services for 90% of the households by 2021 Internet usage among businesses is on the rise Source: Euromonitor 19

20 Education and Skills Higher Education Rates 2011 and 2016 Source: Euromonitor 20

21 Education and Skills Graduates by Discipline 2016 Source: Euromonitor 21

22 Employment and Labour Costs Both the unemployment and youth unemployment rate have increased between 2011 and 2017 (11.5% ). The country s new economic plan targets at bringing down the unemployment rate to 10.9% by end of 2018 and subsequently to less than 9% by mid-2020; The wage per hour in manufacturing has declined between 2015 and 2016 and was the lowest within the region. Source: ILO/Eurostat/national statistics/world Bank 22

23 Business opportunities

24 Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Egypt Logistics: Strategic geographic location (Africa, Asia, Middle East, Suez Channel) Source: ILO/Eurostat/national statistics/world Bank 24

25 Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Egypt Construction and infrastructure: New Capital, logistical zone at Suez Channel, Infrastructural projects in railway, road construction and power supply, Zohr Gas field) 25 Event on Egypt Lugano, February 26, 2018

26 Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Egypt Manufacturing Industry/Machines: Focus on textile industry Source: ILO/Eurostat/national statistics/world Bank 26

27 Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Egypt Local Production: Size of market (100 mio.), cheap labour vs. tendency to protect from imports and high inflation rate Source: ILO/Eurostat/national statistics/world Bank 27

28 Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Egypt The Egyptian market has great potential, which, however, still cannot be fully exploited Source: ILO/Eurostat/national statistics/world Bank 28

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